Museum in Spain helps the blind explore landmarks through a hands-on exhibition

The Madrid Typhlological Museum is a place where the blind get to feel the world’s wonders. Photo: AFP

With their fingertips, Marina and Jose Pedro pored over a small-scale model of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia church in an exhibition which allows the blind to discover some of the world’s best-known monuments.

“There are just so many tiny details! And what a strange roof,” enthused Jose Pedro Gonzalez as he explored the wooden replica of Antoni Gaudi’s spectacular basilica in Spain.